Location Type

Beginning in 2010, reporting agencies could specify the location of an offense within a hate crime incident as one of 30 (formerly 25) location designations. The 5 new location designations are camp/campground, gambling facility/casino/race track, industrial site, park/playground, and shopping mall. However, not all reporting agencies have made the programming change to allow these additional location designations; therefore, the data collected to date are not yet representative of these location designations.

The location designations of the hate crime incidents reported in 2010 were as follows (based on Table 10):

31.4 percent of hate crime incidents occurred in or near residences or homes.